Where does “slappa af” come from?
slappa af (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic slappur, from Danish slap, from Middle Low German slap, from Old Saxon slap, from Proto-West Germanic slāp, from Proto-Germanic slēpaz — sleep.
slappa af (Icelandic): to relax
Ancestry of “slappa af”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | slappur | slack, loose; feeble, weak; ill, poorly |
| 2 | Danish | slap | loose; limp; slack |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slap | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | slap | sleep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slāp | sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaz | sleep |
Words derived from “slappa af”